Which to use
“crau” is a noun and “Cros” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,959
- “crau” frequency rank
- #31,428
- “Cros” frequency rank
- 76387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crau | Cros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaine semée de pierres et de galets arrondis, couverte d’une steppe propice aux activités pastorales. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: crau vs Cros
Shared letters muted; letters that set crau and Cros apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. crau (CCVV) and Cros (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: crau vs Cros
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crau is anoun and Crosaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crau is recorded at frequency rank #44,959, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁo\. Cros is at rank #31,428, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 76387, this pair ranks #31,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crau vs Cros
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crau": au. Private to "Cros": os.
"crau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "Cros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crau" and "Cros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crau" vs "Cros" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crau" and "Cros".
- Full dictionary entry for "crau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crau" and "Cros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chah vs crau". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.